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China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests

BEIJING: China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:37am

World

US CDC recommends boosters targeting Omicron

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended Covid-19 booster shots...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 10:06am

World

EU watchdog set to approve first Omicron jabs

THE HAGUE: The EU’s drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorise the first Covid-19 vaccines for the Omicron...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:47am

World

US tells pharmas to make Covid boosters targeting BA.4 and BA.5

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday told vaccine makers that Covid boosters for this fall...

Published 30 Jun, 2022 09:48pm

World

Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases: CDC

The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus...

Published 28 Jun, 2022 08:16pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 Positivity rate in Karachi soars to alarming levels

KARACHI: The fresh wave of Covid-19 seems to be hitting Karachi hard as the test-to-positivity ratio in the megacity...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Sports

FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup

DOHA: FIFA are confident semi-automated technology to assist with quicker Video Assistant Referee decisions could be...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 04:54pm

World

China’s Xi backs zero-Covid policy as Shanghai expands mass testing

SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping said China must stick “unswervingly” to its zero-Covid strategy, as more than half of...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 11:20am

Markets

Moderna’s new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday an upgraded version of its coronavirus vaccine produced a better immune response as a...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 05:53pm

Markets

Chinese mRNA COVID booster stronger against Omicron than Sinovac shot

BEIJING: A COVID-19 vaccine candidate from China’s Walvax Biotechnology using mRNA technology triggered a stronger...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:45pm

World

WHO authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

World

Kim slams negligent officials over spiralling North Korea Covid outbreak

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country’s...

Published 18 May, 2022 11:20am

Technology

Tech titans curb hiring in a ‘challenging macro environment’

PARIS: From e-commerce colossus Amazon to social networking star Facebook, US tech firms that once grew with abandon...

Published 15 May, 2022 11:17am

Pakistan

Inbound flights: CAA to resume rapid antigen tests for passengers from Gulf countries

Will be conducted at Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi airports

Published 13 May, 2022 09:11pm

World

North Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in ‘gravest emergency’

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency”...

Published 12 May, 2022 12:04pm

Business & Finance

China’s services activity plunges as zero-Covid drags

BEIJING: China’s services sector activity slumped in April to the second lowest on record, independent data showed...

Published 05 May, 2022 10:21am

World

Two Omicron sub-variants driving S. Africa Covid spike: WHO

GENEVA: Two new Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in reported Covid cases in South Africa, the World...

Published 04 May, 2022 11:00pm

World

South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

SEOUL: South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:08am

Business & Finance

US economy sees surprise Q1 contraction despite solid spending

WASHINGTON: The US economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022 as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus hampered...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500mn as Omicron variant BA.2 surges

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:44pm

World

China reports 13,000 Covid cases, most since end of Wuhan’s first wave

SHANGHAI: China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 10:26am

World

German health minister urges EU to clear 2nd booster for elderly

BERLIN: Germany’s health minister urged the European Union on Tuesday to back a fourth COVID-19 shot for people...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:27am

Business & Finance

26pc of SMBs post higher sales on Facebook platform in past month, Meta reveals

ISLAMABAD: Around 26 percent of operational Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan using the Facebook...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

World

Shanghai’s Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections

SHANGHAI: China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 12:33pm

World

England to roll out fourth Covid shot: NHS

LONDON: England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 11:41am

World

Too early yet for second Covid-19 booster: EU watchdog

AMSTERDAM: It is too early to call for a second Covid-19 booster shot, Europe’s medicines watchdog said Thursday,...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 08:49pm

World

China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the...

Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm

Business & Finance

UK economy surges unexpectedly, bolstering case for rate hike next week

LONDON: Britain’s economy rebounded much more than expected in January from its coronavirus-related lull in late...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 03:45pm

World

Mainland China daily local COVID cases at 2-year high

BEIJING: Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about ...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:46am

World

Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief

HONG KONG: Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 02:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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